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MomsRising, Young Invincibles, and First Focus are working together to mobilize a groundswell of grassroots support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Funding for this critical program is set to expire later this year unless Congress takes action, so it’s crucial that they hear from children’s health supporters across the country. This is why we’ve made it super easy to show your support for CHIP in a number of different ways! Take action on one or all of these options to raise your voice for children’s health. Sign our petition! Petitions are a great way to give lawmakers a...

Just as focus is turning to what may happen during the upcoming lame duck session, MomsRising has joined with 1,200 other national, state, tribal, and local organzations to call on Congress to continue funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). That's because moms know how important investing in children's health is for our families, communities, and country. Children's health is a top priority for MomsRising supporters and we believe it should be for Congress, too.

Right now, your members of Congress are home in their districts—many working hard on their re-election campaigns. One thing we know for sure - they’ll be reading their local newspapers to track the election races and find out what’s important to their constituents. This makes it the perfect time to submit a letter to the editor in support of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)! Will you join me in writing a Letter to the Editor that calls on Congress to act to re-fund CHIP when they return to Capitol Hill after the election? http://action.momsrising.org/lte/CHIP_LTE/ It’s easy!...

We like to say that everything is bigger here in Texas, but that’s not always such a good thing. These days we have a Texas-sized problem with providing health insurance to women of childbearing age, and that means some babies are born less healthy than they could or should be.

I serve zucchini at least twice a month in my house. Each time it's the same story: my seven-year-old son tells me he doesn't like it (because it's a vegetable - "Yuck Mom!"). Then I remind him that he does actually like it and ask him to try it anyway because it's good for him. It takes some coaxing, but once he tries it, he remembers that he actually loves zucchini and eats the rest without argument. Sometimes legislators need a reminder too about what policies we like and are good for families. The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was funded in 1997 and got strong bipartisan...

Even Republicans like their Affordable Care Act plans! A recent poll by The Commonwealth Fund showed that overall, 78% of Americans who signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act are satisfied with their coverage. Even 74% of the Republicans who signed up say they are satisfied with their new plans! The Affordable Care Act is working. Nationwide, the rate of uninsured Americans is dropping at a record pace. The reason is clear - new coverage options under the Affordable Care Act have made health coverage affordable and accessible to millions of adults and children. It is important...

Editor's note: MomsRising has been working to ensure every family has access to quality affordable healthcare because we know how important it is for women and children. The subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act play a critical role in making this goal a reality. In fact, 85% of the eight million Americans who signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act received tax credits for premium assistance. It is important for families to know that this ruling will not affect the financial assistance they have received (and will continue to receive) as this case continues...

We all have heroes in our communities. They may not be wearing a cape or a mask, but they still know how to save the day. Many Californians have been Hidden Heroes: Working tirelessly to help their friends and family get affordable healthcare so they can live healthier lives. Before the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, 22% of California’s nonelderly adults were uninsured—that number has now dropped to 11%. (Yay progress!) And over three-quarters of uninsured children in California are eligible for Medi-Cal, but just not signed up yet.[2] Getting the word out to families about what...

Nationwide, the rate of uninsured Americans is dropping at a record pace. The reason is clear - new coverage options under the Affordable Care Act has made health coverage affordable and accessible to millions of adults and children. Additionally, the rates of uninsured adults is dropping most significantly in those states that have chosen to expand access to their state's Medicaid program to include low-income, childless adults. These data come from a recently released report from the White House Council of Economic Advisers. States were given the option to accept federal funding set-aside...

The Afforable Care Act (a.k.a. "Obamacare"), which became law in 2010, is in it's final swing of implementation. The first open enrollment period has come and gone and—as with any big piece of legislation—people across the country are still figuring out just what changes to expect from it. Here are five things LGBTQ families should know about the new law:

So far, over 5 million people have enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act! But millions more are eligible but not enrolled. It’s critical we alert our communities that this year’s deadline for getting coverage through healthcare.gov is March 31st – next Monday! Please help us spread the word! A post from YOU via your social media channels might give someone that extra push they need to get covered! Here are three quick ways you can spread the word: Click to share these Tweets Procrastinators unite! Hurry up and #GetCovered! healthcare.gov Don't let this be a #Scandal,...

You have a phone call waiting from Dr. Jill Biden, Second Lady of the United States of America. What!? It's so important to get the word out about the March 31st deadline to enroll in healthcare coverage this year through the Affordable Care Act that Dr. Jill Biden is getting on the phone with MomsRising members (YOU!), along with healthcare experts and the MomsRising team, to answer healthcare questions and to talk about how we can all get the word out to friends and family before it's too late. AND we have breaking news about the call: Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of the Department of Health...

Each person in my family has a pre-existing condition. Even my seven-year-old son. From my high blood pressure, to my husband's cholesterol, to my son's severe health issues as an infant—just a few years ago we were basically uninsurable on the individual market. So, you can imagine how relieved I was about the provision in the Affordable Care Act that protects us from being charged more or denied coverage because of these pre-existing conditions. This is why I've been working so hard to get the word out to anyone and everyone who will listen about the new benefits and protections under this...

The story about Israel Hilton, an uninsured Texas man with terminal brain cancer left me heartbroken at first. That feeling quickly turned to anger after finding out that, despite working full-time, the jobs he'd worked didn't offer health insurance. With an income of just $13,000/yr there's no way he could afford health insurance... and what's more infuriating is that $13,000 income is $9,000 MORE than the current cutoff for Medicaid coverage in the state of Texas. But it doesn't have to be this way! MomsRising is working with a coalition of organizations across the state of Texas to...

It's just not right. In Florida, low-income children who live here legally but were born in another country are automatically denied access to Florida KidCare health coverage for five years. That's five critical years these children may not have access to the health, dental, and vision care that they need to grow up healthy and learn in school. It doesn't have to be this way. In fact, 25 other states (including Texas and North Carolina) have already eliminated this unwise waiting period. Tell your Florida legislator to eliminate the five-year wait for kids' access to KidCare coverage: http://...

This post originally appeared on the Go Ask Mom blog. The week before Christmas, I had the incredible opportunity of being invited to the White House to speak with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama about the Affordable Care Act and share how it's impacted my life and my son's life. I found out the morning of the meeting that it was very uncommon to have them both in a meeting, and it was even more rare to have that meeting be in the Oval Office! While I waited for the meeting with the president to begin, I got to know the seven other moms who had been invited to the meeting. Right...